Dont forget to remove it before you hook up the drain hose.
Brand new washing machine leaking from bottom. It could be leaking from either the cap or the dispenser itself. The most common cause of a leaking washing machine is the door seal. Using too much detergent creates an excess of suds that often leak from the bottom of the machine.
Remove the outer tub to replace the center post gasket. Inspect the drain hose for leaks. The drain hose may be leaking.
We are seeing a small amount of water leaking from the front bottom of the machine after about every third load of clothes that we wash. A front-load washer can also leak in the back overflow area due to too many suds. Take out the main housing panel and look carefully at the pump.
This discharges the water from the machine into the household drainage system. Your washer may have a clogged drain hose or the pump may be broken. Sometimes the washer will only leak during a spin cycle.
Learn how to use update maintain and troubleshoot your LG devices and appliances. If the washing machine transmission is failing oil may show up on the floor below the washer and depending on which seals fail possibly inside the washer and on clothings. If water is running down the front of the machine from the door examine.
Next empty the water in the tub. Some washers are tested in the factory and may be shipped with some water still in the washer. A door seal can also leak from the door itself straight down the front of the machine.